Brig. Gen. Tariq Khalaf Al-hajaya, director of the Joint Planning and Lessons Learned Center, and Col. Christopher Fletcher, Task Force Spartan in Jordan commander, meet at the Joint Training Center in Jordan, Dec. 12, 2020. The staff of both senior leaders were also in attendance to provide insight on how to enhance the partnership between the two militaries . The role of the JPLLC is to streamline the strategic decision making process for the military. The U.S. military has a long-standing relationship with Jordan to support our mutual objectives, and grow our partnership by providing military assistance to the Jordan Armed Forces. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Scovell)
Brig. Gen. Tariq Khalaf Al-hajaya, director of the Joint Planning and Lessons Learned Center, and Col. Christopher Fletcher, Task Force Spartan in Jordan commander, meet at the Joint Training Center in Jordan, Dec. 12, 2020. The staff of both senior leaders were also in attendance to provide insight on how to enhance the partnership between the two militaries . The role of the JPLLC is to streamline the strategic decision making process for the military. The U.S. military has a long-standing relationship with Jordan to support our mutual objectives, and grow our partnership by providing military assistance to the Jordan Armed Forces. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Scovell)
JORDAN
November 26, 2020
Story by Staff Sgt. Mark Scovell
Task Force Spartan Public Affairs - Jordan
Jordan – U.S. Soldiers of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, stand at attention to receive their shoulder sleeve insignia for former wartime service, commonly referred to as a combat patch, in a ceremony in Southwest Asia, Nov. 26, 2020.
The SSI-FWTS is presented to Soldiers in units that have actively participated in or supported ground combat operations against hostile forces in which they were exposed to the threat of enemy action or fire, either directly or indirectly. This is according to Army Regulation 670-1.
Alpha Company Soldiers known as, Team Annihilator, held...
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